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8.0 LEDs [T-Series Datasheet]

STATUS - The Green LED

The status LED indicates when the T-series device is performing autonomous tasks, such as running an on-board Lua script or streaming. The LED will blink when a Lua script accesses a Modbus register or when a stream packet is prepared.

The status LED also activates during firmware updates to indicate various stages of the process, refer to the Combined LED Activity section.

COMM - The Yellow LED

The primary indicator for packet transfer. If the T-series device is communicating the COMM LED will be blinking. A few blinks after connecting to the PC indicates that the T-series device is enumerating. Enumeration is when the standard USB initialization takes place and the host is gathering device information.

The COMM LED will blink when the T-series device receives Modbus commands, or when streaming data. Each packet will produce a single blink. If commands are issued rapidly, the LED will blink rapidly. At high packet transfer rates the LED will blink at 10Hz, even if more than 10 packets are being processed per second.

Normal Power-Up Behavior

Both LEDs blink rapidly for about 1 second.

COMM solid off and STATUS solid on.

If USB enumerates, COMM blinks a few times and then stays solid on.

Combined LED Activity

When the LEDs blink together, the T4/T7 is computing checksums.

When the LEDs are alternating, the T4/T7 is copying a firmware image.

LED Configuration

The LED mode can be set using the following registers:

Name

Start Address

Type

Access

POWER_LED

48006

UINT16

R/W

POWER_LED_DEFAULT

48056

UINT16

R/W

POWER_LED

- Address: 48006

Sets the LED operation: 0 = Off. Useful for lower power applications. 1 = normal. 2 = Lower power, LEDs will still blink but will normally be off. 3 = Reserved. 4 = Manual, in this mode the LEDs can be user controlled.